King Charles honours air crash victims at military parade

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June 14, 2025 7:39 AM EDT

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla ride a carriage as part of the Trooping the Colour parade which honours King Charles on his official birthday, in London, Britain, June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles and other senior royals wore black armbands at the "Trooping the Colour" military parade on Saturday as a mark of respect for the victims of the Air India plane crash.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday, killing at least 270 people in the worst aviation disaster in a decade.

Only one of the 242 passengers and crew on board survived, while others were killed as the plane struck a medical college's hostel as it came down.

A minute's silence was held after the king inspected the parade, which marks his official birthday.

King Charles requested the changes "as a mark of respect for the lives lost, the families in mourning and all the communities affected by this awful tragedy", a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said.

(Reporting by Paul Sandle, Editing by Louise Heavens)


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